Blood alcohol content and death from fatal injury: A study in the metropolitan area of São paulo, Brazil

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-275

  Carlini Cotrim, Beatriz ^a   da Matta Chasin, Alice A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol related deaths; Alcohol related injuries; Injury; Violence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; URBAN POPULATION;

BRAZIL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ETHANOL; HUMANS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034232281     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2000.10400449     Document Type: Article

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